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广东省汕头市普通高考第二次模拟考试英语试题
2020年汕头市普通高考第二次模拟考试试题
英语
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Doyouwantapart-timejobtoearnsomeextramoney?
Checkoutthelistandfindonethatsuitsyourfancy.
TECHNICALSUPPORT
Itseemsalmosteveryonehasafriendwhoisatechnicalgenius.Suchpeopleearnmoneyusingtheirtalent.Ifyouareoneofthem,youcouldberesponsiblefortechnicalsupportinyourcollegeoruniversityandgetyourpart-timejob.Youcanenjoytheprocessofearningmoneywhiledoingyourfavoritething.
TUTOR
Alotofstudentshireatutortohelptheminhighschoolorcollege.Ifyouaregoodatsomesubjects,whynotworkasapeertutor?
Youhelpyourfriendsandearnmoneyatthesametime.Ifyouknowforeignlanguages,youcanmakemoremoney.Allyouneedtodoistomakeanappropriateadvertisementofyourservicesusingcollegenewspapers.Oneofthebestthingsaboutbeingatutoristhatyoucansetyourhours.
FITNESSINSTRUCTOR
Ifyourcollegeoruniversityhasafitnesscenterandifyouareasportyperson,goandsignuptogetthisjob.Youwillhaveanabsolutefreeopportunitytoengageyourselfinsports.Youneedtobeagoodpsychologist,becauseyouaregoingtoworkwithpeopleandit'llbeyourjobtopersuadeandmotivatethemtobecomesporty,healthyandstrong.Beingafitnessinstructorisaperfectpositionforthosewholovetohelpotherpeopleandwanttomakemorefriends.OFFICEWORKERNowadaysmanycompaniescooperatewithcollegestudents.givingthempart-timejobs.Someofthemajorjobdutiesofanofficeworkerareansweringcallsandschedulingappointments.Ifyouareinterestedindoingthisjob.contacttherepresentativesofdifferentcompaniestofindoutifthey’recurrentlyhiringanyone.
21.Ifyouwanttohaveaflexibleschedulewhileearningsomemoney,whichofthefollowingsuitsyoumost?
A.TechnicalsupportB.Tutor.C.FitnessinstructorD.Officeworker
22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Asapart-timeofficeworker.youareresponsibleforansweringemails
B.Ifyouworkasafitnessinstructor,youshouldbesportyandsociable
C.Ifyouaregoodatforeignlanguages,youareabletoearnmoreasatutor
D.Thefourkindsofpart-timejobsareintendedforcollegestudents
23.Howcanonegetajobasapart-timeofficeworker?
A.Bysubmittingtheapplication
B.Throughanonlineinterview
C.Byadvertisingonthenewspaper
D.Bycontactingtherepresentativeofthecompany.
B
CarolLeeLindnerclimbedintothe40-footboattiedtotheFairmountBoathousedock(码头),andgavethenewmemberstheirfirstlessonintheancientsportofdragonboating.
The25women,aged29to65,watchedtheircoachcarefully.Allhadbreastcancerandsurvived.TheirdecisiontojointhePhiladelphiaWomen'sDragonBoatTeamwasbraveandcrazy.
Overthemonthsoftraining,onewouldbetoldthatcancerhadspreadtoherbonesandanotherwouldbehospitalizedforradiationtreatmentsideeffects.Butthesestronganddeterminedwomen---eachandeveryoneofthem---tookpartintheInternationalDragonBoatRacingChampionship.
Intheory,it'saterriblesportforwomenwhosemusclesandnerveshavebeendamaged.Doctorsgenerallyadvisedthemtoavoidhardandrepetitivearmexercise.Butsevenyearsago,CanadianDonaldMckenzie,asportsmedicinephysician,showeddragonboatingisgoodforsurvivors."Itbuildsboththeirphysicalandmentalstrength."Mckenziesai.
CoachLindner,60,wasinspiredbythatandincludedthe25womeninherthree-year-oldPhiladelphiaWomen'sDragonBoatTeam
Thesurvivorstriedhardanddidtheirbest.Noself-pity.
RenataWhitaker,herhairgrowingback,beganfeelingmoreconfident.Butshegrewtiredandeasilygotoutofbreath.Shehadtobeinhospitalforaweek.AsshegotbettershecalledLindner,sayingshehadgotwellenoughtobeinthegame.Lindnertoldherifshefeltuptoit,shewouldbewiththeteam.
“Butyouarenotgoingtopaddle,"Lindnersaid,"RememberwhatIsaid,"Tobestrong,fitwomenforlife.Iwantyoubymysidefortherestofourlives,notjustforonerace.”
Thesewomentestedtheirlimits.A500-meterracelastedaboutthreeminutes.
Asthecitydarkenedintheheat,theteamfinallypaddledtowardtheFairmountBoathouse.
Soon.theriverwasfilledwiththesoundsofpainfulbuthappywomensingingMerrilyWeRollAlong.
24.Whatdothetwenty-fivewomenhaveincommon
A.Theyarecrazyaboutdragonboating
B.Theyarecancersurvivors.
C.TheywereinspiredbyDonaldMckenzieandhavetrainedtogetherforthreeyears
D.TheyhavebrokentherecordoftheInternationalDragonBoatRacingChampionships
25.WhydidLindnerrefuseWhitaker'srequest?
A.BecauseWhitakerwasn’treallygoodatpaddling.
B.BecauseWhitakereasilygottiredandoutofbreath.
C.BecauseWhitakerhadn'trecoveredcompletely.
D.BecauseanewpaddlerwouldbeinWhitaker'splace.
26.WhichofthefollowingwillMckenziesupport?
A.Dragonboatingwillhelprepairpatients'damagednervesB,PatientsshouldfeelsorryforthemselvesiftheydonttakepartindragonboatracesCDragonboatingwillbenefitthepatientsphysicallyandmentally.DCancersurvivorsshouldavoidhardandrepetitivearmexercise
27.WhatcanweknowaboutLindner?
A.Sheenjoysthesportofboatracing
B.Sheistoughwithherteammembers
C.Sheisalsoacancersurvivor.
D.Sheishelpfulandinspiring.
C
InadvanceofWorldBookDayonApril23,theChineseAcademyofPressandPublicationreleaseditsI7thannualreportonthestudyofChinesepeople'sreadinghabitsonMonday.
BasedonasurveythatrangedfromAugust2019toFebruary2020,thereportshowed81.1percentofadultChinesesurveyedhaveahabitofreading,whetherinprintorondigitaldevices,aslightincreaseof0.3percentfrom2018.WeiYushan,directoroftheacademy,saidthesurveycovered55citiesandtownsinthecountryanditcancrediblyrepresentthesituationofthewholepopulation.
In2019,adultChinesereadonaverage4.6.5booksinprintand2.84digitalbooks,whilein2018itwas4.67and3.32,asmalldropforboth.
WhilethereportsaidmostChinesefeelthey'renotsatisfiedwiththeamountofbookstheyreadinayear.11.Ipercentreadmorethan10booksinprint,and7.6percentmorethan10e-books.Asforchildrenandyoungpeopleunder17,"theresultsaremoreencouraging,accordingtoWei.Thesurveyrevealedtheyread10.36booksayearonaverage,1.45morethanin2018.
Audio(有声的)booksareattractingmoreChinese,as30.3percentofadultsand34.7percentofminorshadahabitoflisteningtoaudiobooksin2019,increasingby4.3and8.5percentcomparedto2018.ThereportfoundmobilephoneswerethetopchoiceofmediumwhenChinesepeopleread.Onaverage,adultsspent100.41minutesadayonmobilephones,15.54minutesmorethanin2018.
Acloserlookatthereportshowspeople'sprioritywhenusingtheInternetwastosocialize(60.2percent),followedbygettingnews(59percent)andenjoyingvideoclips(56.9percent).Only20.5percentofthemusedittoconnecttobooks,newspapersorjournals.
Still,there'sgoodnewsinthedatafromyoungerreaders.Weisaid94.3percentofChinesefamilieswithchildrenunder8hadahabitofreading,andparentsspentalmost25minuteseverydayreadingwiththeirkids,2.37minutesmorethan2018
28.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.The17thWorldBookDaywillbecelebratedonApril23
B.ThereportisreleasedeveryyearbytheChineseAcademyofPressandPublication
C.Morethan80%oftheadultChineseprefertoreadondigitaldevicesthaninprint.
D.Thesurveywasconductedthroughoutthecountryin2019
29.Whatdoes"they""inParagraph4referto?
AKidsandteenagers
B.Adult
C.Students
D.Theresults
30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Chinesepeoplespentmoretimereadingaudiobooksin2018thanin2019
B.ThereportindicatesChinesereaders'growinginterestinonlinereading
C.TherewasadropinthenumberofbooksreadbyaverageadultChinesein2018
D.MoreChinesereaderstendtoreadthroughthemobilephones
31.WhatisWeiYushan'sattitudetowardthedatafromyoungerreaders?
A.UnclearB.PositiveCSkepticalD.Casual
D
TheMars2020rover(02W),whichsetsofffortheRedPlanetthisyear,willnotonlysearchfortracesofancientlife,butpavethewayforfuturehumanmissions,NASAscientistssaidFridayastheyintroducedthevehicle.
Theroverhasbeenconstructedinalarge,sterile(ik))roomattheJetPropulsionLaboratoryinPasadena,nearLosAngeles,whereitsdrivingequipmentwasgivenitsfirstsuccessfultestlastweek.
ShowntoinvitedjournalistsonFriday,itisscheduledtoleaveEarthinJuly2020fromFloridasCapeCanaveral,becomingthefifthUSrovertolandonMarssevenmonthslaterinFebruary.
“It'sdesignedtoseekthesignsoflife,sowe’recarryinganumberofdifferentinstrumentsthatwillhelpusunderstandthegeologicalandchemicalcontextonthesurfaceofMars,"deputymissionleaderMattWallacetoldAFP.
Amongthedevicesonboardtheroverare23cameras,two"ears"thatwillallowittolistentoMartianwinds,andlasersusedforchemicalanalysis.
Approximatelythesizeofacar,theroverisequippedwithsixwheelsliketheformerUSrover,Curiosity,allowingittotravelalongrockyland.
Speedisnotapriorityforthevehicle,whichonlyhastocoveraround200yards(180metres)perMartianday-approximatelythesameasadayonEarth.
Fuelledbyatinynuclearreactor,Mars202(hasseven-foo